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Ace Bailey ROY watch

If Jazz can keep their top 8 pick and add one more very good player next year they may be a playoff team
They should keep Lauri and Kessler and get Lauri to the playoffs when still in his prime
 

I mean I guess that is cool, but I get tired of these "youngest to do whatever" when the whatever is some random stat no one considers meaningful at all. Hey guys he is the youngest, by 3 days, to record 20 pts, EXACTLY 3 rebounds and 2 assists in EXACTLY 32 minutes of game time on a Tuesday in November while being guarded by another rookie who scored 10 points in a single quarter! Can you believe it?!??!
 
I mean I guess that is cool, but I get tired of these "youngest to do whatever" when the whatever is some random stat no one considers meaningful at all. Hey guys he is the youngest, by 3 days, to record 20 pts, EXACTLY 3 rebounds and 2 assists in EXACTLY 32 minutes of game time on a Tuesday in November while being guarded by another rookie who scored 10 points in a single quarter! Can you believe it?!??!
i understand and agree with your point to an extent. it is a cherry picked, aged-based "record", no question. but it also isn't THAT obscure, random or specific. 20 ppg is a pretty general line to draw. the 4 threes is a tad more specific/cherry picked, but it's just two numbers that are fairly meaningful. 3pt made and 20+ ppg isn't that bad in terms of cherry picking numbers. is it very meaningful in any way? no, it's not. is it a kinda cool stat? yes.
 
Ace looks awesome. No chucker instinct on display and his shot looks like butter. His ability to free himself up / create space to get shots off really pops.

We've got a few "score-first" minded guys but with the right usage rate he's a 25ppg guy and a super tough cover.

I've been impressed with his cutting and his ability to pass on the move. He's showing understanding of how to fit in and get others involved.
 
i understand and agree with your point to an extent. it is a cherry picked, aged-based "record", no question. but it also isn't THAT obscure, random or specific. 20 ppg is a pretty general line to draw. the 4 threes is a tad more specific/cherry picked, but it's just two numbers that are fairly meaningful. 3pt made and 20+ ppg isn't that bad in terms of cherry picking numbers. is it very meaningful in any way? no, it's not. is it a kinda cool stat? yes.
Yeah I wasn't actually commenting as much on that one metric as just the tendency to do this in general, and how stupid it can get.
 
i understand and agree with your point to an extent. it is a cherry picked, aged-based "record", no question. but it also isn't THAT obscure, random or specific. 20 ppg is a pretty general line to draw. the 4 threes is a tad more specific/cherry picked, but it's just two numbers that are fairly meaningful. 3pt made and 20+ ppg isn't that bad in terms of cherry picking numbers. is it very meaningful in any way? no, it's not. is it a kinda cool stat? yes.
It is kinda cool He out did LeBron, Luka, Giannis, Wemby, etc for this meaningless stat :) :) :) :) :)
 
Yeah I wasn't actually commenting as much on that one metric as just the tendency to do this in general, and how stupid it can get.
I remember all the monster anomalies for Kanter and Favors during their first couple years. There'd be a lot more too now because of how much more data is mined now some 13 or 14 years later.
 
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